"Old Rifles"

[mtgreg]

Howdy folks.
With all the advancements in firearm technology, I wonder how many of you are still using "Old Rifles" for your hunting? For example, pre 64 Winchester model 70, etc. These guns may be old, but are still perfectly fine for many uses.
mtgreg

 

[handwerk]

Almost all my BG rifles are pre 64 model 70's of some sort, either as from the factory or customized and in good synthetic stocks, everything else is just kinda boring to me.

 

[Milestone522]

I still occasionally use my Savage 99 (.308). It shoots a very tight group with modern ammunition, and it is nice to knock something down with an old school rifle that was made before I was born.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I still hunt with an old Mauser in 8mm Mauser. It was my grandpas. Have no clue when it was built.

 

[elkguide]

Just picked up a sporterized 30-40 Krag.

 

[khart_6882]

I hunted with a pre 64 Remington 721 in .270 from 2005 till last fall and it was a great rifle. Killed many deer and a few elk with it. My great great grandfather bought it brand new and I inherited it. On the bottom part of the forehand there are small notches he put in the wood for every deer he killed with it. Funny thing, there’s a lot more notches than there are years between when the rifle was built and the gear he died


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[Forestryguy]

I plan to only use Winchester Model 70 for the future. It has been a proven design and quality over time. Only exception might be the '64-'67/'68 push feeds.

 

[kong]

The older pre-64 Winchester Model 70 are heirloom items nowadays and if in pristine conditions fetch a premium even fair condition ones fetch a premium.

 

[Choupique]

Still stacking deer with an 1899 mauser

 

[JP100]

What advances have their been in rifle technology??

There have been virtually none. We have huge advances in scopes/optics and powder/projectiles.

But a bolt gun, still works exactly the same, the case is exactly the same.

I often hunt with an old lee enfield in 303, and they function flawlessly.

 

[Longdraw]

M1 Garand will slay them!

 

[E-Rawk]

Last year I hunted with a M1903A3 that my grandfather sporterized sometime in the 60's or 70's after buying it surplus. This year I hunted with an original Ruger M77 chambered in 7mm Rem Mag. They both stack groups if I do my job. I doubt I'll ever buy a new bolt gun when I have access to these and other classic rifles with just a phone call to my pops if I need to go after something bigger than whitetail.

 

[87TT]

I bought my Ruger M77 30 06 new in 1978. Still shoots better than I do. Killed my last deer with a Savage M99 in .300 Savage with a Weaver K4 scope at 195 yards offhand.

 

[mtgreg]

M1 Garand will slay them!

Love the Garand!

 

[grfox92]

What advances have their been in rifle technology??

There have been virtually none. We have huge advances in scopes/optics and powder/projectiles.

But a bolt gun, still works exactly the same, the case is exactly the same.

I often hunt with an old lee enfield in 303, and they function flawlessly.

The advances would be in precise tolerances and machining that allow modern rifles to be much more accurate.

You can buy a $329 Savage that shoots sub moa off the shelf. Not many 100 year old bolt actions have that kind of accuracy.

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[LoggerDan]

I hunt mostly with pre 64 Winchester model 70’s. Class, class class. They are beautiful even after years of use. As accurate as I need them to be. They are spoken for by my kids. They are classical pieces of American gun making and art to me. You can’t say the same about an axis or American or AR. the newest rifle I own is a 375 Ruger, and it is basically a copy of the model 70.


Yeah, you can keep your tikka, your bergara or whatever run of the mill hype piece you want. Keep it til the next fad shows up.

I’m an American and buying American isn’t just lip service to me.

 

[Decker9]

I hunt low lands (moose and bear) exclusively with my grandmothers pre 64 .375 , and my grandads 1910 mannlicher 9.5x57. I couldn’t really imagine using anything else.

My backpack rifles are a different story though.

 

[Choupique]

Hell, 6.5 Creedmoor basically duplicates one of the oldest smokeless cartridges around, 6.5x55.

 

[tdm]

Love my pre 64 win 30-06. Hard to pass up a rifle that has been filling the freezer for over 70 years.

 

[30338]

Those pre 64s look down right modern don't they?